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After landing, Balzos quickly disposed of the parachute bag inspection equipment on his back, and ordered the surrounding team members to observe the terrain, and selected a high ground that was convenient for defense to establish a defense line. At the same time, he turned on the radio to contact the soldiers who were parachuted nearby to meet him. .

The more than 900 paratroopers airborne this time are composed of the first and second units of the Merrill Commando. As the commander of the first unit of the commando, Balzos is fully responsible for commanding the airborne assault mission. The most urgent task is to gather troops as soon as possible and start attacking the enemy according to the predetermined plan.

Each airborne team is equipped with a liaison officer. After a successful landing, they will get in touch with the operation commander's radio as soon as possible, and move to the assembly point as quickly as possible.

Fortunately, this time the airborne was not attacked by too many enemy forces. Most of the Japanese troops were still concentrated in the main position of Inthanon Mountain, and there were not many enemy troops in the airborne area. It took only one hour for the soldiers of the two detachments to complete the attack. The assembly is complete.

After counting, except for the 78 casualties caused by the enemy or accidents during the airborne, other soldiers and equipment were intact. Soon they initially established a line of defense on the spot and began to clear the nearby Japanese troops.

Not long after, the transport plane returned to the airborne area again and sent the second batch of paratroopers to the battlefield, but their position was not on Balzos' side, but more than [-] kilometers away from the latter On the other traffic artery, there are still a large number of Japanese military activities there. According to the aerial reconnaissance, it is estimated that it is the enemy's wounded hospital or a logistics equipment storage point. Anyway, it must be an important stronghold.

At the same time, the transport plane also brought more ammunition and support equipment, such as M2 heavy machine gun, M2 60mm mortar, etc...

As an individual support firepower, the 60mm mortar, which is light in weight, portable and fast in fire rate, is not small. It can be operated by at least one person. Deployed in large numbers in the Airborne Forces.

As the saying goes, hit a snake and hit seven inches. The two assault troops were like a pair of big pliers pinching the weakness of the Japanese army in Nuanshan. The enemy actually detoured to the rear from under his nose!
The paratrooper airborne tactics are something he can't understand for the time being. The Japanese army itself lacks the preparation and use of airborne troops, and their only airborne force is extremely short-lived.

The short and weak airborne brigade of the Japanese army even made a lot of jokes on the battlefield. In the battle on Saipan, the Japanese army's airborne troops had been changed to infantry operations and the entire army was wiped out.The naval airborne troops were completely wiped out in the Battle of Okinawa, which ended the short and ineffective career of the Japanese airborne troops.

So Kimura Jiro didn't expect the enemy to use airborne tactics to deal with them. He was still hesitating whether to retreat, but now it's all right.

But the current situation is no longer something that they can withdraw if they want to. It takes a lot of time for the troops of more than 1 people to pack up and set off.

Soon the 200th Division and the [-]th Division encircled, and the continuous artillery fire covered the Yinta Nuanshan Mountain again. The leading attacking force had reached the foot of the mountain, and under the cover of artillery shells and bombers, it had already begun to attack the top of the mountain.But surprisingly, the resistance on the ground was not as fierce as expected.

Jiro Kimura thought for a long time, but finally couldn't bear the pressure and chose to retreat. He left behind a regiment of troops, but because his warm mountain line of defense was relatively large, it was still too much for two or 3000 people to guard here. Not to mention that the opponent's strength was several times that of his own, and he still had the assistance of artillery and fighter planes. To put it bluntly, these little devils were left to die, and they were all sacrificed for the retreat of the large army.

At around two o'clock in the afternoon, the 30th Brigade encountered the second echelon of the airborne troops on the way to Lamphun, and the two sides immediately fought.

Gunfire and shells exploded in the teams of both sides. The little devil was eager to run for his life. He didn't want to fight too much. He just wanted to pass this place quickly, and the second echelon of paratroopers clearly stood in the way. How could they let you leave in such a safe way? .

Within two hours, the first echelon of the airborne troops also caught fire with a part of the 29th Brigade of the Japanese Army. ...

Jiro Kimura did not let the troops retreat to one place. The main reason was that the target was too large to be a living target for the US military planes. The two cities of Lamphun and Lampang were evacuated.

The fighter planes in the sky are still searching for targets. Their radios communicate with the ground troops, and they will rush to where they need reinforcements. This ground-air coordinated combat method is like a dimensionality reduction strike, which makes the little devil suffer a lot. .

The fleet of transport planes currently parked at Heihe Airport is also hurrying up to prepare for the third airborne mission. More than 900 people from the third echelon of the Merrill Commando are boarding the plane one after another. Provide more troop deployment.

This joint operation was personally commanded by Liao Mingyu, and Stilwell was generous this time. In addition to moving the 14th and 20th Air Forces to Heihe Airport to prepare for the battle, he also temporarily handed over the command of the two air forces to him.

With the main control room of the system base to grasp the overall situation, he can quickly understand everything that happened on the frontline battlefield. Even if the number of troops participating in the battle has reached 6 or [-], he can make adjustments and arrangements according to the facts at the first time, so that The ministries executed orders in an orderly manner as planned.

The entire Chiang Mai area has become a mess. Due to the early escape of the Fourth Division, the core of the operations of the two divisions of the 88th Army revolves around the complete annihilation of the Japanese troops stationed at Inthanon Mountain. With a living force, there will be no threat in southeastern Myanmar. The 200th Division and the [-]th Division can go straight to Karen State and completely block the road from Yangon to the Malay Peninsula.

However, the first echelon of the paratroopers encountered a hard stubble. The place they blocked happened to lead to Lampang. The Japanese army let the 29th Brigade Chariot Battalion take the lead, and 8 Type 3 tanks and [-] Type [-] bean chariots appeared in the fighting area of ​​both sides.

Although the Japanese thin-skinned tank is the same as the grandson in front of Sherman, the armor protection of its main part of 20-30 mm is not paper, and it is definitely a difficult bone in front of infantry.

As soon as they came into contact, the Japanese tank troops made the soldiers of the first echelon pay a certain price. The devil's tank players were very thieves. The opponent's heavy machine guns fired at the firepower to cover their own infantry's charge.